Monday 10/24/05 Obituaries

Published 8:00 pm, Sunday, October 23, 2005

He was born Dec. 27, 1919 in Meade Township to the late John and Sophia (Young) Bambach.

Mr. Bambach was united in marriage to Eleanor Williams on May 28, 1966 in Pigeon.

He served in the United States Air Force during World War II where he held the rank of First Class Airman. He was a parishioner of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Bad Axe. Steve farmed in Meade Township for 10 years and worked for his brother, Nick, as a carpenter for 15 years. He was then self-employed as a carpenter until he retired. Steve enjoyed being a carpenter and doing crafts and gardening.

Mr. Bambach is survived by his wife, Eleanor; his daughter, Melissa McCarty and her husband, Harry, of Kingston; and three step-sons, Marvin Thompson and his wife, Donna, of Redford Township, Duane Thompson of Herndon, Va., and Ronald Thompson and his wife, Mary Beth of Tustin; two grandchildren, Shawn and Kaylee O'Connor; 10 step-grandchildren, Trace, Jerry, Eric, Kari, Kevin, Sarah, Tim, Andrew, Michael, Caroline; and two step-great-grandchildren, Alexis and Louie; four sisters, Edna McGee of Bad Axe, Margaret Fritz and her husband, Matt, of Elkton, Sophia Feibig and her husband, Edger, of Grand Rapids, and Marie McLellan of Lake Worth, Fla.; and several nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by four sisters, Susan Baro, Ann Kaatz, Helen Binder and an infant, Lena; six brothers, Joseph Michael, Peter, Max, Nicholas, and John Bambach.

A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated at 11 a.m. today at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Bad Axe. Officiating was Fr. Robert Shine. Burial is at the Riverside Cemetery, Elkton.

MacAlpine Funeral Home in Bad Axe handled the arrangements.

Memorials may be offered to the Family Discretionary Fund or Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Bad Axe.